Principles of Environmental Physics

Monteith, John, Unsworth, Mike

ISBN 10: 071312931X / ISBN 13: 9780713129311

Published by Elsevier Science & Technology, 1990

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Environmental Physics
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071312931X
• ISBN 13: 9780713129311
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.036 pounds

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Synopsis

Principles of Environmental Physics discusses the physical processes which determine how living organisms respond to their environment. The authors review the relevant basic physics and discuss radiation and heat exchange, and mass and momentum transfer; applying these principles to the heat balance of plants and animals and to the micrometereology of crops.The new edition has been thoroughly revised, including further material on topics such as the effect of aerosol on solar radiation at the ground; transmission of radiation in crop stands; radiative properties; and remote sensing.Thoroughly revised and up-dated edition of a highly successful textbook.The latest information concerning the large scale effects of the breakdown of the ozone layer on plants and animals if fully dicussed.Modern techniques, particularly remote sensing via satellites, are fully discussed.

Thoroughly revised and up-dated edition of a highly successful textbookThe latest information concerning the large scale effects of the breakdown of the ozone layer on plants and animals is fully discussedModern techniques, particularly remote sensing via satellites, are fully discussed

About the Author

Michael Unsworth is Professor Emeritus of Physics of Oceans and Atmospheres at Oregon State University. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton and the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Before his tenure at Oregon State University, he was Professor and ultimately Dean of the Faulty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at Nottingham University. He has also served as Head of Station and the NERC Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Edinburgh Research Station and Director at the Center for Analysis of Environmental Change. His work specializes in environmental physics, microclimatology, and agricultural and forest meteorology. He has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books on these topics over his prolific career of more than 50 years.